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WordPress Security Tip – Avoid using these usernames

  • Posted on November 11, 2018May 14, 2019
  • by Jerry Wang

Admin was the most common username for WordPress admin users. “Do not use admin as administrator username” is also a well-known WordPress security tip. Everybody knows this, so does hacker. If you like to know, other than Admin, there are…

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Disable WordPress Author Pages

  • Posted on September 9, 2017September 15, 2017
  • by Jerry Wang

Author page is part of WordPress by default. Without manual change, author page URL exposes user login username. From SEO point of view, it may also create duplicated content. For blog website, author page is useful when there are multiple…

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  • Security

How to clean up a hacked WordPress site

  • Posted on June 4, 2015September 22, 2017
  • by Jerry Wang

One of client’s WordPress site got hacked. The client can’t access the site, even admin dashboard at the back-end, because the site is always being redirected to a phishing site: http://www.indoforextrading.com/. If you run into exactly same problem, here is…

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Top 25 Worst Passwords of 2014

  • Posted on January 20, 2015November 26, 2015
  • by Jerry Wang

In previous post, I showed you how to possibly discover username on a WordPress site using WPScan. On a regular site without extra layer of security such as 2 factor authentication, username and password are all one needs to gain…

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  • Security

How to Manually Cleanup Malware from WordPress Site

  • Posted on January 14, 2015January 15, 2015
  • by Jerry Wang

Is your WordPress site infected with malware? It can be extremely headache to deal with. Scanning and cleanup a hacked site isn’t a simple task. There are many things involved and many techniques required to get it done properly. But…

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  • Security

WordPress Security with WPScan: Username

  • Posted on October 7, 2014November 20, 2015
  • by Jerry Wang

WPScan is a popular black box WordPress security scanner. For anyone who is serious about WordPress security but still stuck with a list of to-do tasks, it is highly recommended to check WPScan out, and learn how to implement it…

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Password Protect wp-login.php

  • Posted on May 5, 2014July 11, 2014
  • by Jerry Wang

In previous post, I mentioned a security tip called “Password Protect WordPress Admin Directory (wp-admin) for Enhanced Security“. Beside http://your-url/wp-admin, there is another login link to your site, which is http://your-url/wp-login.php. Matter of fact, http://your-url/wp-admin still requires access to file…

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  • Code Snippet

Password Protect WordPress Admin Directory (wp-admin) for Enhanced Security

  • Posted on April 17, 2014May 5, 2014
  • by Jerry Wang

Everyone knows WordPress well type http://URL/wp-admin for login, so does hacker. Other than using stronger password, there is another way to protect yourself. That is “password protect admin directory”. It adds and additional level of security, works somewhat like two-step…

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How to Block Comment Spam More Efficiently on Your WordPress Website

  • Posted on August 5, 2013May 25, 2019
  • by Jerry Wang

Most blog owners block comment spam in their WordPress blog heavily relying on anti-spam plugin or built-in Comments Blacklist. While this provides easy solution that works, it does have drawbacks. Because it does NOT stop spammer from doing this, but…

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WordPress Security Tip: Disable Theme and Plugin Editors in Admin Panel

  • Posted on July 28, 2013July 29, 2013
  • by Jerry Wang

WordPress administrators can modify Theme & Plugin files in build-in editor. The editor provides a convenient approach for site administrator to change something on the fly without going through FTP client. It also makes it possible for novice site owner…

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